Angle-indicator



M. LUOMA.

ANGLE INDICATOR. APPLICATION FILED JULY 3.1919.

1 342 335 Patented June 1, 1920.

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IVLLUOMA. ANGLE INDICATOR. APPLICATION FILED JULY .3. I919- 1,3%2,335 Patented June 1, 1920.

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' Application filed m 3, 1919. seriai a... 308,574.

To all whom itma z concern:

Be it known that I, MATT LUoMA, a citizen of Finland, residing at Astoria, in the county of Glatsop and State of Oregon, have invented new and useful Improvements in Angle-Indicators, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to measuring devices, particularly to angle indicators, and has for its object the provision of an instrument particularly adapted for use in the ship building art, whereby angles may be very quickly and easily ascertained.

An important object is the provision of a device of this character which will be simple and inexpensive in manufacture, which may be very easily adjusted for use, which will be efficient in service, and a general improve-v ment in the art. I

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the invention consists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevationof the'device in closed position,

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof, v

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view taken through the pivoted end of the blade,

Fig. 1 is an elevation of the opposite side showing the movable blade in extended position Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view through the device, the indicating wheel being in elevation,

Fig. 6 is a side elevation with one side plate removed, and I Y Fig. 7 is a detail view of theindicating wheel.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 10 designates the body of my device which is of elongated formation and which is provided with a longitudinally. extending recess 11 extending entirely to one end and which is also provided with a recess 12 adjacent the other end and separated from the recess '11 by a partition 18. Disposed upon one side of the body 10, preferably adjacent the recess 12, is a level 14 of ordinary construction, and the purpose of which is that the operator may ascertain when the body 10 is level so that the determination of angles by the means to be hereinafter described, may be accurate.

Pivoted within the recess 11 at the open end thereof, is a blade 15 which is adapted for disposition entirely within the recess 11 when its use is not desired. This blade is pivoted by means of a shaft 16 rigidly secured to the blade and journaled through the sides of the body- At one side of the blade the recesshas communicating therewith a groove 17 within which is disposed a small toothed wheel 18 secured upon the shaft 16. Disposed within the recess 12 is a disk 19 having its periphery graduated in degrees. This disk is secured upon a shaft 20 which has its ends journaled through the .sides of the body and secured upon this shaft is a small toothed wheel21 which is disposed within the other end of the groove 17, it being noted that this longitudinally of the body. A chain. 22 is trained about the toothed wheels 18 and 21. A small wire 23 is secured acrossthe open side of the recess 12 and serves as an indicator cooperating with the graduations on the periphery of the disk.

In the use of the device, the body 10 is disposed upon one surface and the blade 15 1s swung nto engagement with an angularly extending surface, the angularity of which t IS desired to determine. WVhen the blade is thus moved, by virtue of the chain 22 and toothed wheels 18 and 21, the disk 19 will be partially rotated and the graduations on the periphery thereof registering with the lndicating wire or the like 23 will indicate the angularity which it is desired to ascertam.

F rom the foregoing description and a study of the drawings, it will be apparent that I have thus provided a simple and inexpensive device by means of which angles may be quickly and easily determined in an eflicient and accurate manner.

whne have shown and described the groove extends I preferred embodiment of my invention, it is of course to be understood that I reserve the right to make such changes in the form, construction, and arrangement of parts as will not depart from the spirit ofthe invention or the scope of the subjoined claim.

Having thus described my invention, I claim A device of the character prising an elongated body provided through-v described comout its major portion with" a longitudinal recess and provided at a point spaced from the closed end of said recess with a second recess, said body being provided at one side of said recesses with a longitudinally eX tending groove, a blade pivoted Within the.

open end of said first named recess, a disk pivoted Within said second named recess and Within one end of said groove, a toothed 10 Wheel rotatable With said disk and disposed Within the other end of said groove, and a chain extending through said groove and trained about both of said toothed Wheels yvhereby upon movement of said blade said 15 disk Will be correspondingly moved. In testimony whereof I aflix my si nature. I MATT LUoMA. i 

